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Where does “candelabro” come from?

candelabro (Italian) comes from Latin candēlābrum, from Latin candēla, from Latin candeō, from Proto-Italic kandēō, from Proto-Indo-European kand- — to shine, glow.

candelabro (Italian): candelabrum, branched candlestick

Definitions

  1. candelabrum, branched candlestick

Ancestry of “candelabro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincandēlābrum—
2Latincandēla—
3Latincandeō—
4Proto-Italickandēō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankand-to shine, glow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kand- →